fungeret

Fungeret is the past participle of the Danish verb fungere, meaning to function or operate. It is used with the auxiliary have to form perfect tenses, for example "Maskinen har fungeret siden installationen" (The machine has functioned since the installation). The simple past is "fungerede" and the present tense is "fungerer."

Origin and cognates: The verb fungere comes from Danish and is related to other Germanic languages; its English cognate is "function" and related forms include Norwegian "fungerer" and Swedish "fungera." "Fungeret" shares the same root as these forms and functions in similar grammatical contexts within Danish.

Usage notes: In many contexts, Danish speakers prefer the present participle "fungerende" to describe something currently in operation, as in "en fungerende maskine" (a functioning machine). "Fungeret" tends to describe a completed state up to a reference time, e.g., "Systemet har fungeret i flere år."

Examples: "Har du fået den til at fungere?" (Have you managed to get it to function?) "Det fungerer ikke" (It does not work).